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The U.S. state of Georgia is gearing up for a fight to decide gambling's future there. The fight will see titans battle for the hearts, minds, and pos...
Kentucky Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate ordered Amaya Gaming, a Canadian online gaming operator, to pay $870 million to the state for pro...
Monday December 21, 2015 finally saw New York state gambling regulators award three of seven potential full casino licenses for the state. A fourth li...
Amaya Gaming, the Canadian company behind the PokerStars brand, has decided to ask the former owners of the online poker site to pay damages that may ...
The long awaited unveiling of Elements Casino in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada is set to happen on Thursday, December 17. Visitors to the renovated...
A brand new $300 million casino and hotel opens today at 11am in D'Iberville, Mississippi east of I-110 just across the Back Bay from Biloxi. The 15-s...
The PPA, also known as the Poker Players Alliance, has decided to join in an ongoing lawsuit between the state of Kentucky and online gaming juggernau...
Amaya Inc, the Canadian based company that owns PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, two of the most popular online poker websites in the world has been ro...
Late last week the International Poker Open Battle of the Nations was hosted by the Resorts World Manila, seeing poker teams from around the Asia-Paci...
For the first time ever, the World Series of Poker Circuit will be visiting Tbilisi, Georgia, traveling to Eastern Europe. Adjarabet will be hosting ...
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt told political reporter, Jon Ralston this week that he intends to add his name to a letter circulating among state...
One of the top poker events in all of Europe will kick off today and run until the 29th of November. The Unibet Open Antwerp will offer a quality poke...
After being approved by the Steam community, Full Tilt will soon be offering their services on the Steam marketplace. With more than 125 million gamer...
The Isle of Man (IoM) is recognized as one of the most reputable eGaming jurisdictions in the world, and KPMG’s eGaming Summits have established thems...
An online gambling bill to legalize poker and casino gaming in the state of Pennsylvania has passed through the House Gaming Oversight Committee, afte...